Average rating 6.72 by Therion fans.... Do they listen death metal at all?

I don't think so. And I am willing to bet that they became fans of the band at earliest with Theli.

Yeah, they became fans with their later works, when Therion became less good for me.
On the other hand: with the releases of Carcass, Dismember, Pungent Stench, Pestilence , Entombed, Morbid Angel (and a lot more incredible stuff) this one maybe stayed under the radar for some people

I never tried early Therion because the symphonic stuff gave me ebola. I should try their dm albums, I'm pretty sure I can't like them less than the others. I guess I'll start with this.

Start here and listen to Beyind Sanctorum as well which is also death metal although with some non-death metal elements but few enough to call it a death metal album.
You can venture with caution with Symphony Masses but after that one well... You wont like anything else. I dig a lot of Therion actually. Both old and new. Well, not NEW new. I stopped caring after Gothic Kabbalah.

Start here and listen to Beyind Sanctorum as well which is also death metal although with some non-death metal elements but few enough to call it a death metal album.
You can venture with caution with Symphony Masses but after that one well... You wont like anything else. I dig a lot of Therion actually. Both old and new. Well, not NEW new. I stopped caring after Gothic Kabbalah.

Okay thanks for the tips. Might even try one of the symphonic ones. See if my mind changed with time.

Okay thanks for the tips. Might even try one of the symphonic ones. See if my mind changed with time.

I second the Beyond Sanctorum recommendation for you. Also the Time Shall Tell EP, and the first Carbonized album, having the same band members and a more straightforward approach.

Also, a rather weird and peculiar side note concerning this band, here is an excerpt from an interview with Thomas Karlsson, not a Therion band member but the main inspiration and the writer of all their lyrics, [link], (Source).
That's some weird shit allright, I guess we could say that "technically" Morocco influenced Therion lol...